GRC International and MCI Telecommunications Partner to Enhance Quality of Service

GRC International, a leading provider of professional and technical products and services, has entered into a contract with MCI Telecommunications Corporation to supply 58 OSU Network Interfaces for use at MCI's international, undersea, cable-heads. These units will be used to verify the Quality of Service (QOS) of voice-grade traffic between the U.S. and international locations. The partnership is crucial as most tariff agreements have a guaranteed QOS condition, which is essential for billing purposes. The OSU will collect alarm and performance monitoring data required to establish QOS for MCI.

Key Takeaways:

• GRC International will supply 58 OSU Network Interfaces to MCI Telecommunications Corporation for $0 in revenue, as the contract value is not mentioned in the article.
• The OSU will be used to verify Quality of Service (QOS) of voice-grade traffic between the U.S. and international locations before the traffic is passed to MCI's customers.
• The partnership is the first instance of expanding the OSU's processing capabilities to Payload applications in addition to the standard Overhead processing of SDH/SONET traffic.
• MCI Telecommunications Corporation has grown from its core long distance business to become the world's largest carrier of international calling and a premier provider of data communications over the Internet computer network.
• The company has annual revenue of over $13.3 billion and provides a wide array of consumer and business long distance and local services, data and video communications, on-line information, electronic mail, network management services, and communications software.
• GRC International, Inc. has had revenues of approximately $130 million in the previous year and is a provider of professional and technical products and services to military, civil, and commercial clients.
• The partnership will assist MCI by accumulating Quality of Service information at the cable-head and will lead to additional network boundary requirements where the OSU can provide demarcation, security, and interoperability features.

Statistics:

• 58 OSU Network Interfaces will be supplied to MCI Telecommunications Corporation.
• The annual revenue of MCI Telecommunications Corporation is over $13.3 billion.
• GRC International, Inc. had revenues of approximately $130 million in the previous year.

Sources:

• PRNewswire
• GRC International, Inc. (NYSE: GRH)
• MCI Telecommunications Corporation (Nasdaq: MCIC)